Asterax wrote: If this thread ends up like the last few pages of this thread (excluding crash's news links) then I am going to avoid it like the plague.

Not unless someone else wants to take up the argument of this being a good thing, or actually make the argument that it's a bad thing without being specious. Until that time I'll consider the killing of someone responsible for mass murder to be a good thing.

Sun May 01, 2011 10:01 pm

Raoul DeGroot

Joined: 30 Apr 2009
Posts: 2437
Location: Son Quest

Ugh. Killing dudes is an empty sort of victory.

A capture would have been much better. Nobody seems to understand the blowvback of murdering the murderer

Sun May 01, 2011 10:12 pm

JohnSchwan

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA

People outside of the White House need to STFU, Obama's daughters have school tomorrow.

Sun May 01, 2011 10:12 pm

GrantherBirdlyD&D addict

Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Posts: 3145

It's kind of weird to see the cheering throngs and carnival atmosphere outside the whitehouse. even though I'm glad to see bin laden killed, I can't really imagine going outside and cheering about it. bad form in my opinion.

Sun May 01, 2011 10:12 pm

SoSuhMe

Joined: 21 May 2010
Posts: 71

JohnSchwan wrote: People outside of the White House need to STFU, Obama's daughters have school tomorrow.

You sir, have made my night.

Sun May 01, 2011 10:13 pm

Dream Inspired

Joined: 09 Jun 2006
Posts: 2121
Location: genoa

trump?
... who's donald trump?

Sun May 01, 2011 10:15 pm

GrantherBirdlyD&D addict

Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Posts: 3145

Dream Inspired wrote: trump?
... who's donald trump?

he's demanding to see the death certificate.

Sun May 01, 2011 10:19 pm

al(phonic)

Joined: 12 May 2005
Posts: 779
Location: maine

im scared whats gonna happen now. hes more of a martyr and reason de etre now.

i DO NOT believe he orchestrated 9/11. he was NOT a good man. i believe his beliefs were not totally dumbfounded. and i do not believe in killing

im really confused as to how to feel about this

i believe that if google maps can do what they do and that U.S. intelligence can do what they do, this is nothing more than a 'morale booster', something that could have been accomplished at any point.. im shocked it didnt happen closer to the 10 year anniversary, or when lil bush was in office

im drunk. clarification- there is NO way that 'we' couldnt find him. now we are in a position where real terrorist attacks will follow.

i hate to say it, but this sucks for humanity. the bad outweighs the good...if you can consider the death of anyone as good

Sun May 01, 2011 10:21 pm

Charlie Foxtrot

Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 1379
Location: Rochester, NY

redball wrote:

Asterax wrote: If this thread ends up like the last few pages of this thread (excluding crash's news links) then I am going to avoid it like the plague.

Not unless someone else wants to take up the argument of this being a good thing, or actually make the argument that it's a bad thing without being specious. Until that time I'll consider the killing of someone responsible for mass murder to be a good thing.

I'll take up the argument of it being a good thing. Yeah, it would have been better to capture him alive, but either way a guy who killed 3,000+ people is out of the picture.

Asterax wrote: If this thread ends up like the last few pages of this thread (excluding crash's news links) then I am going to avoid it like the plague.

Not unless someone else wants to take up the argument of this being a good thing, or actually make the argument that it's a bad thing without being specious. Until that time I'll consider the killing of someone responsible for mass murder to be a good thing.

I'll take up the argument of it being a good thing. Yeah, it would have been better to capture him alive, but either way a guy who killed 3,000+ people is out of the picture.

i'm not even sure how the capture scenario would play out or be viable. a quick trial and execution similar to saddam? or stick him in guantanamo and torture him for the next 20 years while politicians debate the proper manner of trial? i'm pretty sure i know which option would have the popular support.